School Pictures

The boys both got their first school pictures taken in late September. I dressed both boys in the outfits they wore on their actual first day of school.

It took a while for the photographer to get them back to us but we finally received them last week.

Here are Garytt's preschool photos.

  The photographer did one color select image. I can't decide if I like it.

  Although Westyn didn't officially start going to Little One's Day Out until October, I was able to take him in just to do these pictures in September.


The photographer didn't do any special effects on Westyn's pictures. However, there was one photo that was just asking to be color selected, in my opinion. So, I did it after we received the photos.

  The photographer also offered some evening time slots for family portraits. So, we signed up for an evening spot. We assumed they would be indoor photos just like the school pictures, which was actually the plan. However, the person with key to the building was running late, so the photographer suggested outdoor photos instead.

We started with just some brother pictures.


Then we tried to get a family photo. The boys were really not interested in cooperating that much but we did manage one ok photo.


We thought maybe a change of scenery would be good. So, we walked up the hill a little ways. Both boys found leaves on the way.


We set up another family shot...with not much better luck.


Garytt is really into the cheesy smile right now, which is just how kids are sometimes. And, I have to be honest, the photographer really didn't go with the flow with the boys. She really wanted the perfect everyone looks at the camera and smile pose. Well, the might be expected with older kids but you kind of have to work with what the kids are giving you at this age.

For instance, I actually like these two pictures even though I know she was getting frustrated with the boys. The first one, we asked the boys to look into the trees for a bird and they they both started calling out to the birds..."Birds, where are you?" Haha! The second one is just such a typical G look. I like classic photos but I like capturing their personality, too.


We opted to see if the boys would cooperate any more for some brother photos. '


We tried family portraits one final time...the boys were done though. They were really ready to go play. That's the thing about young kids...sometimes it works out and sometimes not so much.